The United States lacks a credible plan to cut its deficit over the medium term, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist Olivier Blanchard told French daily Le Monde in an interview published on Wednesday.
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For the first time in three years, owners report solid job creation, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' latest survey. Bill Dunkelberg, NFIB's chief economist discusses the results with CNBC's Steve Liesman

The economy added 192,000 jobs last month, sending the unemployment rate to its lowest in nearly two years: 8.9 percent. The President’s chief economist, Austan Goolsbee, joins from the White House North Lawn to go over the numbers.

The National Federation of Independent Business is out with its latest survey on how small businesses are feeling about the economy, with CNBC's Steve Liesman, and Bill Dunkelberg, NFIB chief economist.

Small business optimism fell in July, according to a new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The organization's chief economist, William Dunkelberg, discusses the results with CNBC.

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